Carmela and her husband Palacio stand in front of their home in the community of El Estribo awaiting the arrival of the fourth WFP food distribution. (Copyright: WFP/Julio Verdun)

Paraguay: Food That Saves And Gives Back Life

For Carmela Roa and her family, WFP food means bringing back life after heavy floods in the Paraguayan Chaco. The food arrived in a precise moment  when all of their reserves had perished with the water. The food has given them strength to survive and, for now, vitality to continue the recuperation stage.

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Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America: of its 9.5 million population, two thirds overall – 80 percent in rural areas – live below the poverty line.

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Para información en español sobre el Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), visítanos en wfp.org/es 

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Country at a glance 2012
Planned Beneficiaries74,000
Beneficiary needs (mt)1,701
Beneficiary needs ($US)2,632,285